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Clothing stores in Florida

How many clothing stores exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 34 Florida counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Family clothing stores · General apparel shops. Counted together because official statistics use one 448140 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Above the U.S. rate — 119% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Florida

Clothing stores

2,059

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.8

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.7

per 10,000 present

State index

119%

vs. U.S.

Residents

21,120,689

in covered counties

Workers

7,706,993

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 34 Florida counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing clothing stores and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Florida

City	County	Clothing stores	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Panama City	Bay County	32–58	186,434	62,163	1.5	213–319%	Range spans bands
Destin	Okaloosa County	36–64	219,979	65,772	1.4	206–332%	Range spans bands
Orlando	Orange County	249–361	1,506,022	844,340	1.3	187–232%	High density
Stuart	Martin County	25–43	160,167	68,029	1.3	186–246%	High density
Miami	Miami-Dade County	377–535	2,738,360	1,041,424	1.2	167–202%	High density
Sarasota	Manatee County	58–98	439,466	126,209	1.2	167–242%	High density
Naples	Collier County	53–91	397,619	151,082	1.1	162–248%	High density
Saint Augustine	St. Johns County	37–55	311,914	80,233	1.1	152–201%	High density
Boca Raton	Palm Beach County	176–286	1,539,829	591,843	1.0	139–192%	Range spans bands
Fort Myers	Lee County	89–161	817,109	263,033	0.9	136–212%	Range spans bands
Tallahassee	Leon County	30–62	297,542	106,232	0.9	124–190%	Range spans bands
Vero Beach	Indian River County	16–42	166,936	51,187	0.8	120–225%	Range spans bands
Daytona Beach	Volusia County	54–120	585,930	163,139	0.8	117–199%	Range spans bands
Fort Lauderdale	Broward County	199–311	1,977,129	774,635	0.8	117–151%	Range spans bands
Kissimmee	Osceola County	37–57	412,031	97,295	0.8	116–160%	Range spans bands
Gainesville	Alachua County	26–68	288,281	102,273	0.8	111–239%	Range spans bands
Tampa	Hillsborough	141–279	1,564,112	712,069	0.7	106–163%	Range spans bands
Lake Mary	Seminole County	38–78	441,429	185,405	0.7	103–152%	Range spans bands
Saint Petersburg	Pinellas County	81–187	963,481	418,050	0.7	100–181%	Range spans bands
Jacksonville	Duval County	78–152	1,020,642	499,883	0.6	89–141%	Range spans bands
Melbourne	Brevard County	42–114	633,463	195,669	0.6	83–162%	Range spans bands
Orange Park	Clay County	14–32	224,705	47,711	0.6	81–151%	Range spans bands
Pensacola	Escambia County	21–67	322,926	113,625	0.6	80–187%	Range spans bands
Sarasota	Sarasota County	27–77	452,773	158,202	0.5	73–160%	Range spans bands
New Port Richey	Pasco County	28–76	573,740	104,781	0.4	65–143%	Range spans bands
Port Saint Lucie	St. Lucie County	14–44	355,354	72,740	0.4	52–126%	Range spans bands
Lakeland	Polk County	32–118	802,032	231,199	0.3	50–148%	Range spans bands
Ocala	Marion County	15–81	386,904	100,412	0.3	50–215%	Range spans bands
Clermont	Lake County	15–71	423,793	99,571	0.3	46–174%	Range spans bands
The Villages	Sumter County	5–23	146,639	29,603	0.3	45–206%	Range spans bands
Punta Gorda	Charlotte County	6–36	200,084	42,254	0.3	39–196%	Range spans bands
Gulf Breeze	Santa Rosa County	4–22	200,703	34,765	0.2	27–119%	Range spans bands
Brooksville	Hernando County	4–26	201,196	41,648	0.2	26–130%	Range spans bands
Crystal River	Citrus County	0–40	161,965	30,517	0.0	0–229%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

213%

206%

187%

186%

167%

167%

162%

152%

Most competitors per capita

26%

27%

39%

45%

46%

50%

50%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few clothing stores may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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